2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 48about this part
- Share
- 4%of 1,149 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 48 complaints about the seat belts of the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 4% of the 1,149 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Passenger seat belt mechanism locks during normal driving conditions. I brought this to 2 different dealers on 1/25/06 and 1/13/07. Both dealers could not recreate the problem. I called Chevrolet customer service which acknowledged a seatbelt recall on 02 trailblazers but claimed it does not cover my VIN. Chevy needs to extends this recall before serious injury occurs.”
NHTSA complaint #10260912, filed 2009-03, 51,000 miles“1. My drivers side window and door lock is shorted out and wont operate at all. While driving causing the window to remain down during a rain storm and impeding my visibility. I see they have recalls on other years for this exact same problem. 2. My seat belt cathes really tight and wont release casusing me pain. 3. My headlights regular beams keep coming loose and blowing out.ive had to fix this three times and I have only owned the vehicle for a week. Twice during driving at night once I am not sure when it blew. 4. The front suspension is having problems and I believe may be a recall issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #10850098, filed 2016-03, 155,000 miles“I have owned my chevy Trailblazer since october 16, 2004. I am the second owner of the vehicle. I purchased this vehicle 6 months after a safety recall was issued on the seat belts on the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. I have recently had a problem with the driver side seat belt it has extracted and will not retract. I took it to crystal Chevrolet in crystal river florida for them to try and determine the problem. They have determined that it is the mechanisms inside the seat belt retractor. …”
NHTSA complaint #10172884, filed 2006-11, 130,000 miles“Dt: consumer has problems with right front seat belt locking up. The problem has been happening since consumer bought the car. Consumer attempted to fix it 2 times. If consumer moves forward even an inch it locks up. Consumer has to unlatch seat belt to keep the seat belt from retracking.”
NHTSA complaint #10122317, filed 2005-06, 15,000 miles“While stopping at a light consumer's vehicle was rear ended and pushed head on into another vehicle. Upon impact, the dual airbags deployed. However. Passenger's side seat belt did not hold. As a result the passenger hit her head on the dashboard. Vehicle was considered a total loss.”
NHTSA complaint #10113280, filed 2005-03, 49,000 milesRelated recalls
- 04V201000Apr 28, 2004Certain light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." one of…Covers: Chevrolet Trailblazer 2002, Oldsmobile Bravada 2002, GMC Envoy 2002
Related service bulletins
- 10113787Aug 3, 2015This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty…
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 3% |
| 2009 | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 | 12 | 6% |
| 2007 | 8 | 1% |
| 2006 | 6 | 1% |
| 2005 | 12 | 1% |
| 2004 | 8 | 1% |
| 2003 | 19 | 2% |
| 2002 | 48 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer
310 complaintsElectrical system
181 complaintsEngine cooling
143 complaintsExterior lighting
143 complaintsFuel system
132 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
106 complaintsAir bags
102 complaintsBrakes
55 complaintsSteering
42 complaintsBody and structure
40 complaintsOther or unknown
36 complaintsEquipment
34 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology